{"product_id":"troilus-and-criseyde-large-print","title":"Troilus and Criseyde — Large Print","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat if love finds you in a city under siege, where even your private happiness depends on war?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn Geoffrey Chaucer’s narrative poem, Troilus and Criseyde, a young Trojan prince mocks love until he falls under its spell. Criseyde is a wary widow whose father has joined the Greeks. As the siege of Troy continues, her uncle Pandarus uses wit, schemes and persuasion to draw them together.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTroilus longs to be faithful and honourable. Criseyde weighs desire against her need for safety. Between secret meetings and long conversations, Chaucer explores the hopes and doubts that make love feel both precious and dangerous. Beyond their private world, the war threatens to place their happiness in other people’s hands.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eInside this book\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eA proud heart unsettled\u003c\/strong\u003e – Watch a brave prince discover feelings he once thought himself too proud to share.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCriseyde’s difficult choices\u003c\/strong\u003e – Enter the thoughts of a clever widow balancing the promise of love against personal danger.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eA meddler at work\u003c\/strong\u003e – Follow Pandarus through jokes, persuasion and a staged illness designed to bring the lovers together.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLove shaped by verse\u003c\/strong\u003e – Discover Chaucer’s seven-line rhyme royal stanzas, carrying a patient story of longing, talk and doubt.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFate meets free choice\u003c\/strong\u003e – Consider how much freedom lovers have when war and political decisions press upon their lives.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003ePerfect for readers who enjoy psychological stories, medieval literature and troubled love, or want to explore Chaucer beyond the Canterbury Tales.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOpen the first page and meet a prince who believes love has no power over him.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Library of Alexandria Press","offers":[{"title":"Large Print Paperback","offer_id":58289342906716,"sku":"LOA-C1176-LPPB","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Large Print Hardcover","offer_id":58289342939484,"sku":"LOA-C1176-LPHC","price":26.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Large Print eBook","offer_id":58289342972252,"sku":"LOA-C1176-LPEB","price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1027\/9442\/8764\/files\/loa-top-01176-en_b5eebfe6-8498-49aa-9da5-29c82a0030e3.jpg?v=1792697449","url":"https:\/\/libraryofalexandria.com\/de\/products\/troilus-and-criseyde-large-print","provider":"The Library of Alexandria","version":"1.0","type":"link"}